Carrier profile · USDOT 1337869 · MC-516023 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Hiway Express LLC

18 power unitsavg 10.3 yrNational · 17 statesSUMNER, TX81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-516023 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

18Power units

22 observed · MCS-150

26Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.3Avg age (yr)

1999–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(903) 784-2548 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average32.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 22 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2005.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo32.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

18 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.3 yr

Model years 1999–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

21 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

26 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 32.26% on 31 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
7 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Jun 4, 2026.

Safety

46 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 32.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 31 vehicle and 46 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

30.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 13.6 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

42 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '26 · 7

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 18-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 18
Inspections · 24 mo: 46
Annualized: ≈23 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.3 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 3 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving10 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving2 · 2 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 15 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Home State’05–’07

Gramercy’08–’10

Aegis Security’18–’20

United States’22–’25

2005201120172023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 15 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2025

All 15 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2022 → Mar 2025	$750K	2
CRUM & FORSTER INDEMNITY COMPANY	Mar 2021 → Mar 2022	$750K	1
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2020 → Mar 2020	$750K	2
AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2018 → Mar 2020	$750K	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2017 → Mar 2018	$750K	1
AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE	Mar 2016 → Mar 2017	$750K	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2015 → Mar 2016	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2014 → Mar 2015	$750K	1
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2013 → Mar 2014	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Mar 2012 → Apr 2013	$750K	2
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2011 → Mar 2012	$750K	1
GREAT AMERICAN ASSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2010 → Mar 2011	$750K	1
GRAMERCY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2008 → Mar 2010	$750K	2
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2007 → Mar 2008	$750K	1
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	Mar 2005 → Mar 2007	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 6, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 18
Observed power (24 mo): 22
Trailers (towed): 26

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.3 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

75.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 17 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 6, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Texas: 20 inspections
Arkansas: 4 inspections
Utah: 3 inspections
Missouri: 2 inspections
South Dakota: 2 inspections
New Mexico: 2 inspections
Mississippi: 2 inspections
Oklahoma: 2 inspections
New York: 1 inspections
Kansas: 1 inspections
Georgia: 1 inspections
Louisiana: 1 inspections
Tennessee: 1 inspections
Kentucky: 1 inspections
Colorado: 1 inspections
Arizona: 1 inspections
Indiana: 1 inspections

Home base

SUMNER, TX

444 CR 35300

Most inspections: TX

20 inspections

TX 20 · AR 4 · UT 3

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 6, 2026

Last 12 months: 5 trucks also ran under 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3769949 USDOT 1021485 USDOT 3312100 USDOT 1875829Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (19 trucks · 17 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1021485 USDOT 1917219 USDOT 2873186 USDOT 1345439 USDOT 2352994 USDOT 87409 USDOT 3312100 USDOT 1184957

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 6, 2026

Location

Physical address: 444 CR 35300, SUMNER, TX, 75486
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (903) 784-2548
Fax: (903) 784-8112
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Ernie Plett
USDOT / docket: 1337869 · MC-516023
First registered: Feb 25, 2005
Last MCS-150: Mar 13, 2026 · 1,699,992 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,699,992

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 6, 2026

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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32%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

10 of 31 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

54violation records

13OOS-tagged records

10 of 31inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Other vehicle maintenance

1822%4 / 18

Lights

1527%4 / 15

Brakes

922%2 / 9

Unsafe driving

922%2 / 9

Hours of service

333%1 / 3

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

70%

15%

30%

67%Nov 24 to May 252 / 3

50%May 25 to Nov 254 / 8

20%Nov 25 to May 261 / 5

20%May 26 to Nov 263 / 15

Top 3 codes (8 of 54 records)

393.55E Antilock brake system (ABS)3
393.9 Inoperative required lamps3
392.9A2-C Failure to secure load / cargo not secured2

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393.11B-CSURR Required lamps/reflectors missing2
393.75C Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LTSIR Inoperative required lamps2
392.16AD Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSWZ State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.8-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
393.104B Cargo securement — tiedowns1
393.110B3-C Cargo securement — number of tiedowns1
393.11A1-LSLMWR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11B-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11B-CSRIGRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.209E-STPSD Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45B2UV Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.51C-BLPW Brake warning devices1
393.55C1-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55D3 Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.60C Windshield / glazing1
393.60D Windshield / glazing1
393.70B1I Coupling devices / fifth wheel1
393.75A1 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers1
393.9A-LBL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
393.9T Inoperative required lamps1
395.22H4 ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.32B-ELDDFR ELD — non-authenticated driving1
395.8E Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.17C Periodic (annual) inspection1
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection1
396.3A1 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-LC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1BL Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5B Oil and/or grease leak1

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Lights

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Brakes

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for HIWAY EXPRESS LLC.

HIWAY EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 1337869) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 15, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 32.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier received 46 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 31 vehicle-level and 46 driver-level — across 17 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It reports 18 power units and 20 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 13, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HIWAY EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number?

HIWAY EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number is 1337869, and its motor carrier number is MC-516023.

Is HIWAY EXPRESS LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 6, 2026. HIWAY EXPRESS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HIWAY EXPRESS LLC's safety record?

HIWAY EXPRESS LLC has a 32.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 66 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).